1783-1865

Examines American life from 1763 to 1800, providing information about the climate, natural history, geography, Native Americans, the economy, population, diet and health, religion, government, cities, prominent people, education, culture, and crime during the Revolutionary era.

Presents a biography of Andrew Jackson, and provides a narrative examination of the life of one of America's most well-known presidents and historical figures.

Presents important people, places, events, discoveries and inventions in United States history as well as focusing on social, political, and cultural factors specific to the period between 1829 and 1862.

Presents important people, places, events, discoveries and inventions in United States history as well as focusing on social, political, and cultural factors specific to the new nation.

Presents a history on America's beginning years exploring how it shaped the nation. Includes maps, illustrations, a time-line, and side-bars.

Contains 219 alphabetically arranged entries that examine life in America from around 1550 through the first century of U.S. independence, covering culture, society, economy, government, politics, war, foreign affairs, laws, treaties, cases and documents, people, and places; and includes sidebars on notable individuals and primary sources, as well as maps, illustrations, chronologies, indexes, and resources for further study.

Celinda, the smallest member of a traveling family of puppeteers, is determined to find an important part to play when the troupe sets out to earn a living in the early days of the new United States.

Illustrated text, letters, and diary excerpts follow a fictional teenage servant as she accompanies First Lady Abigail Adams to the Executive Mansion in Philadephia and later to the new presidential residence in Washington, D.C., where they witness the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800.